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How to Synergize Kalista with Blitzcrank on the Same TeamKalista is in the b tier of champions

Kalista with Blitzcrank

How to Win With Kalista and Blitzcrank Paired TogetherKalista is in the s tier of champions
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How to Synergize Kalista and Blitzcrank

based on 1,913 Kalista with Blitzcrank pairs
Win Rate
50.6 %
K/D/A
2.45
Pick Rate
5.6 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

At MOBA Champion, we download data from from millions of League of Legends games straight from Riot Games each and every week. Kalista has fought alongside Blitzcrank in 1913 recent, ranked games. By pooling so much great data straight from the creators of LoL, we are sure that we can give you high-quality, insightful builds to help Kalista synergize with Blitzcrank. It is somewhat uncommon for Kalista to play with Blitzcrank as teammates. This pairing has only happened in approx. 5.6% of rounds with Kalista.

Kalista Blitzcrank Synergy Summary

Kalista has done a ok job of fighting on the same side as Blitzcrank. Normally, she wins an acceptable 50.6% of rounds the champions try and synergize their gameplay. If you want to win more matches as Kalista when playing alongside Blitzcrank by learning how to better synergize your gameplay with him, then look into the full build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Kalista vs Blitzcrank Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Long SwordHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Vampiric ScepterBerserker's Greaves

Core Kalista Items

~22 Mins
Runaan's HurricaneGuinsoo's RagebladeTerminus

Optional Items

BloodthirsterImmortal ShieldbowJak'Sho, The ProteanKraken Slayer

Summoner Spells

summonerboost summoner spell D
summonerflash summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Kalista to level upe
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Second ability for Kalista to level upq
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Last skill for Kalista to max outw

Runes

PrecisionLethal TempoTriumphLegend: AlacrityCoup de Grace
ResolveBone PlatingOvergrowth
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Kalista's passive ability p
Kalista's q ability q
Kalista's w ability w
Kalista's e ability e
Kalista's ultimate ability r
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E
2
Q
3
W
4
E
5
E
6
R
7
E
8
Q
9
E
10
Q
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R
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Q
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Q
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W
15
W
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R

Guide to Synergizing Kalista and Blitzcrank

Tips for Playing as Kalista with Blitzcrank

Rend is a valuable last hitting aid, since its cooldown resets if it kills a target.

Entering a move order once to trigger Martial Poise will not clear Kalista's basic attack target.

Due to her passive, Kalista's Move Speed is effectively increased by Attack Speed.

Advice to Understand How Blitzcrank Will Play

Using Blitzcrank's grab to pull an enemy into your tower range followed by a Power Fist will allow the tower to get several hits on them.

The 1-2-3 combo of Rocket Grab, Power Fist, and Static Field can devastate an individual opponent.

Kalista Blitzcrank Synergy Stats

Kalista Image
Win Rate
50.6 %
VS
Win Rate
49.4 %
Blitzcrank Image
9.5
< Kills >
8.1
6.5
< Deaths >
6.8
6.4
< Assists >
6.1
2.14
< Killing Sprees >
1.87
175
< Minions Killed >
170
0.39
< Dragons Killed >
0.36
0.53
< Inhibitors >
0.49
18,180
< Physical Damage >
17,374
3,414
< Magic Damage >
2,772
427
< True Damage >
491
22,022
< Damage Dealt >
20,637
22,130
< Damage Taken >
22,803
13,118
< Gold Earned >
12,595
2.5
< Towers >
2.35
0.17
< Baron Takedowns >
0.15
6,984
< Total Healing >
6,568
12,373
< Experience >
12,251
19
< Vision Score >
19
8
< Wards Placed >
8
181
< Time Dealing CC >
173

How to Play with Blitzcrank as Kalista in LoL

The Kalista Blitzcrank synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of her gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Blitzcrank, compared to her overall stats. Significant differences are areas of focus that highlight how her gameplay changes when paired with this other champion.

Overall, Kalista sees a very large drop in her KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Blitzcrank. His KDA fell from NaN to NaN. This drop shows that Blitzcrank helps Kalista perform worse in competitive League rounds. Yet, the small difference proves that this performance change is only marginal.

When Kalista is an ally to Blitzcrank, she gets a marginal improvement in her full damage dealt. This change could signal that Blitzcrank provides protection for her to dish out more damage or that his allyship also helps increase the match's duration. Similarly, when Kalista is played together with Blitzcrank on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when she plays on his own. This is contrasting evidence that she is worse when playing with Blitzcrank.

Moreover, when Kalista plays with Blitzcrank on the same team, she typically receives a little less damage than when she fights alone. Receiving not as much damage may indicate that Blitzcrank does a decent job of covering Kalista during team fights.

Synergies between Kalista and Blitzcrank

Damage Types Compared

Kalista
Blitzcrank
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Kalista
Blitzcrank

Is Kalista better when played alongside Blitzcrank?

There is no one best synergy for Kalista that will 100% of the time be her best teammate. However, overall, Blitzcrank is a superb companion for Kalista. By locking into the same team as Kalista, he raises their win rate by 3.2% to 50.6%. This clearly indicates that there is a very strong strategic relationship between Kalista and Blitzcrank that allows them to perform at the top of their game together than alone.

Blitzcrank has a much lower diffuclty than Kalista. That means Kalista players don't need to be very careful when lining up Blitzcrank comrades to go into battle on the same side as, as they will have to have a much lower level of skill to be able to play well with you.

Working cooperatively, you should expect to witness an overall large increase in your team’s ability to dish out massive AD. When paired, these two can provide a great amount of sustained physical damage.

In contrast, by aligning Kalista and Blitzcrank together, you may not be providing your other teammates enough crowd control. Make sure to pick other champs on your team that nullifies this gap in their playstyle.

Regardless of your Blitzcrank ally's skill level, you need to focus on maximizing your income, warding to avoid ambushes, and clearing objectives. If you do this, you will do well anyway.

Additional Information for Kalista Players

How We Calculated Our Kalista Blitzcrank Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Kalista and Blitzcrank, we analyzed 1,913 ranked and recent League of Legends matches. We perform advanced data cleaning and statistical methods to guarantee that our team synergy stats are accurate and reliable. You can be confident that our recommended build to pair Kalista with Blitzcrank comes from actual data and is not the fabrication of some random LoL player, as some other sites provide. You can use the filters at the top of the page to view your division's most relevant stats and build.

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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing

To truly master Kalista to pair well with Blitzcrank during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends games, you should keep reading to learn some more lessons on this champion pairing. If you pay attention to the build and tips displayed here, you should grow your win rate by a lot.

The ideal finished items to prioritize in your Kalista and Blitzcrank synergy build include Runaan's Hurricane, Guinsoo's Rageblade, and Terminus. When Kalista incorporated at least these three great items in her build, she performed significantly better when paired up with Blitzcrank than with most other commonly used builds. In fact, Kalista boasted an average win rate of 50.6% when playing alongside Blitzcrank with this build.

To have the highest chance of defeating your oponents, you should equip the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Bone Plating, and Overgrowth runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Of all the runes that we analyzed for this team composition, this set of runes yielded the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 50.6% winrate overall.

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